Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind blocker arrangement (1) for a personal vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, having a roller device (5) comprising a shaft (12) and a material web (7) that may be rolled onto the shaft (12), having a bow (8) to which the material web (7) is attached and by means of which the material web (7) may be unwound from the shaft (12), and having two lateral arms (9) that, when the material web (7) is extended, are disposed in the region of the lateral edges (14) of the material web (7) and that are pivotable transversely to the rotational axis (13) of the shaft (12). A particularly compact and comfortable construction may be achieved if the arms (9) are drive-coupled to the bow (8) such that the arms (9) pivoting open causes the bow (8) to pull out the material web (7).

Abstract: The present invention relates to a wind blocker arrangement (1) for a personal vehicle embodied as a cabriolet, having a roller device (5) comprising a shaft (12) and a material web (7) that may be rolled onto the shaft (12), having a bow (8) to which the material web (7) is attached and by means of which the material web (7) may be unwound from the shaft (12), and having two lateral arms (9) that, when the material web (7) is extended, are disposed in the region of the lateral edges (14) of the material web (7) and that are pivotable transversely to the rotational axis (13) of the shaft (12). A particularly compact and comfortable construction may be achieved if the arms (9) are drive-coupled to the bow (8) such that the arms (9) pivoting open causes the bow (8) to pull out the material web (7).

Abstract: A method for producing a trim panel with a thin decorative layer on a supporting element. The thin decorative layer is composed of an organic and/or crystalline material which is frangible in a thin layer, in particular natural stone. The method including the steps of: An adhesive and a nonwoven fabric or a film are applied as a plastic fixing film to a surface of the thin decorative layer. A surface of the supporting element later facing the decorative layer is coated with an adhesive. The supporting element is placed with the side not coated with the adhesive into a lower mold. The decorative layer with the plastic fixing film is roughly cut to size and placed with its uncoated surface onto the surface of the supporting element coated with the adhesive and positioned. An elastic element is positioned on the decorative layer with the plastic fixing film.

Abstract: In vehicle manufacturing and many other technical application areas, new technical demands, on the one hand, and customer desires for change, on the other hand, require a constant search for new materials. The present invention provides for amber to be used in vehicle parts, and for a method in which a semifinished product is first manufactured out of amber and then the semifinished product is reshaped into a three-dimensional form.

Abstract: The convertible has a wind deflecting device which is arranged on a folding-top compartment lid swivellably about a transverse axis. In the inoperative position, the wind deflecting device is situated on the top side of the folding-top compartment lid and can be swivelled from there into an operative position which is directed upward beyond the elbow line of the convertible. In the inoperative position, the wind deflecting device is integrated largely into the contour of the folding-top compartment lid. On the one hand, the wind deflecting device can therefore be handled in an easy manner and, on the other hand, can also be integrated well into the vehicle from an aesthetic point of view.